Öxl
Old Icelandic Dictionary - öxlMeaning of Old Icelandic word "öxl" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
öxl Old Icelandic word can mean:
- öxl
- (gen. axlar, pl. axlir), f.
- öxl
- 1) shoulder-joint, shoulder (hendr blóðgar upp til axla); hann hafði øxi um öxl, he carried an axe over his shoulder; sat Þorkell upp við ~, TH. sat half up, leaning on his arm; líta um ~, to look over one’s shoulder;
- öxl
- 2) fig. the shoulder of a mountain (en er þeir kömu inn fyrir öxlina);
- öxl
- 3) axel = öxull.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛋᛚ
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- gen.
- genitive.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
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